June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

PORTLAND, OREGON - June 13, 2012 - Elizabeth Jensvold, a Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy for Young Women teacher who helped found the school, signs seventh-grader Emily Ocobocks shirt on the last day of classes. The school will close permanently this summer after Portland Public Schools officials decided enrollment was too small to maintain adequate levels of staffing to provide core...

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON - June 13, 2012 - Rachel Stanczak poses for a photo with her daughter Sasha Johansen after she received her certificate of completion on their second-to-last day of school at Uplands Elementary School, Wed, Jun 13, 2012, in Lake Oswego, Ore. The school closes it's doors for good on Thursday to prepare for upcoming budget cuts. Thomas...

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

PORTLAND, OREGON - June 13, 2012 - Graduating senior Caitlin Morrison hugs school librarian Jane Smith during breakfast at the school. This is Smith's fourth school to close that she's worked at. She's been there for four years, and has watched the graduates grow. "They're going to bring so much to the world," she said. "They're amazing." The Harriet Tubman...

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

PORTLAND, OREGON - June 13, 2012 - Graduating senior Caitlin Morrison, with three other seniors, parades through the hallways of the school one final time. The Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy will be closing for good after its last day on Wednesday. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

Aloha, Oregon--June 13, 2012-- Erin Livingston, a teacher at Aloha High, helps her English as a second language class read their final papers Wednesday during the last day of school. The papers were titled "Where Is My....". Mickey Khalil, who wrote a story about his pen, is at left. Faheem Rozmankhel, who wrote a story about his bus pass, is...

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON - June 13, 2012 - Parents take photos after their children receive their certificate of completion on their second-to-last day of school at Uplands Elementary School, Wed, Jun 13, 2012, in Lake Oswego, Ore. The school closes it's doors for good on Thursday to prepare for upcoming budget cuts. Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

Aloha, Oregon--June 13, 2012-- Aloha High School math teacher Michelle Moore gets a hug from Bri'ana Jordan on the last day of school. With only two years of experience in the Beaverton School District, Moore doesnï¿½??t expect to keep her job as the district cuts 324 teacher positions, based on seniority and licensure. Jamie Francis/The Oregonian

June 13, 2012, 6:12PM

Aloha, Oregon--June 13, 2012--Aloha High math teacher Michelle Moore says goodbye to a student passing in the hallway Wednesday on the last day of school. Though Moore is one of Aloha's best teachers--according to the administration there--she is unlikely to be back next year. She has two years of experience at the school as a full time teacher and one...

June 13, 2012, 4:29PM

As Beaverton students head home for the summer, their teachers are left up in the air as the district determines who will stay and who will go and where they will be next year in light of layoffs this summer Full story »

June 13, 2012, 8:00AM

The Portland School Board voted in April to shut down Tubman and Humboldt School. Also closing permanently today: Bryant and Uplands elementary schools in Lake Oswego, King and Mt. Pleasant elementary schools in Oregon City and Terra Nova High School in Beaverton. Full story »